atomic fission

Noun

Meaning

atomic fission (uncountable)

(physics) Synonym of nuclear fission

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Synonyms

nuclear fusion nucleonics

Related terms

atomic fusion

Examples

It was my responsibility that this world got itself an atom bomb, because there were only a handful of nuclear physicists in the thirties - only a handful. And we were all beating the desk and saying "How wonderful it will be if we discover atomic fission." L. Ron Hubbard

Close letter words and terms

atomic explosion atomic extortion atomic F-bomb atomic force microscope atomic force microscopy atomic forensics